An English Lead who has been teaching for over 10 years, sharing high quality, time saving resources so you can focus on your pupils and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
You will find bright and engaging resources that are designed to be picked up and easily taught by anyone.
Each resource is focused on progress, inspired by the Outstanding Teachers Course.
An English Lead who has been teaching for over 10 years, sharing high quality, time saving resources so you can focus on your pupils and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
You will find bright and engaging resources that are designed to be picked up and easily taught by anyone.
Each resource is focused on progress, inspired by the Outstanding Teachers Course.
Use this resource to write Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time bound year 3 writing targets.
Useful for teachers when assessing so you can narrow down the statements from the Curriculum into small next steps which the children can understand.
Broken down into targets for punctuation, handwriting, grammar and composition.
You could print out one for each child and use as an assessment tool.
Or just use when marking to save time so you can quickly choose a high quality target personalised for each child.
All reviews welcome.
You might also be interested in these high quality resources for the New Curriculum:
Whole School SMART Targets
Whole School Writing Assessment Sheets
Whole School English Writing Assessment Guidance
Whole School Guided Reading Questions
A useful list of questions for guided reading, reading discussions 1:1 and reading assessments in Year 2. 43 question templates under 12 categories which match the expectations of the National Curriculum and build confidence in reading.
Available in 3 formats to save you time and enhance your pupil’s reading:
A4 black and white questions sheet.
A4 colour coded questions sheet.
Colourful leaflet for discussing reading at home.
Can be used in guided reading, reading 1:1, writing comprehensions, at home to support parents and for assessment purposes.
Useful for teachers, TAs and parent helpers.
All reviews welcome.
Check out my other popular KS1 English resources:
Year 2 Grammar Glossary
Year 2 SMART Writing Targets
Year 2 Reading Corner Display
A visual and easy to use PowerPoint leading you through a week of spelling lessons. Teach your class short and effective sessions to enable them to learn their spellings and succeed in the dictation. Give spellings a high profile and provide strategies for every child to access the curriculum.
All words are homophones from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling lists.
Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - Short easy to resource spelling activities to enable children to learn these spellings in an engaging and successful way.
Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
You might also be interested in my other year 5/6 spelling lessons on homophones:
Guessed/guest, morning/mourning, past/passed, precede/proceed, ate/eight
Draft/draught, farther/father, heard/herd, led/lead, aren’t/aunt
Bridal/bridle, cereal/serial, compliment/complement, descent/dissent, desert/dessert
Aisle/isle, aloud/allowed, affect/effect, altar/alter, ascent/assent
You can find many more high quality resources made by an English specialist here: Teachallenjoy
An engaging pack for easily teaching predicting to KS2. Contains all you need for the week: plan, powerpoint, resources and answers. Includes sparky starters, meaty main activities and personalised plenaries.
Each lesson builds and expands on the previous one. All texts provided, a range of interesting genres and styles with modelled answers to comprehension questions.
Questions prompting higher order thinking and activities designed to develop comprehension skills and enhance reading assessment results.
Designed for year 5 reading focusing on the comprehension skill of predicting. Easily adaptable for all other KS2 classes.
Differentiated resources and activities for two ability groups.
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For a whole term’s worth of reading lessons click here to save yourself lots of time!
A useful list of questions for guided reading, reading discussions 1:1 and reading assessments in Year 1. 38 question templates under 10 categories which match the expectations of the National Curriculum and build confidence in reading.
Available in 3 formats to save you time and enhance your pupil’s reading:
A4 black and white questions sheet.
A4 colour coded questions sheet.
Colourful leaflet for discussing reading at home.
Can be used in guided reading, reading 1:1, writing comprehensions, at home to support parents and for assessment purposes.
Useful for teachers, TAs and parent helpers.
All reviews welcome.
Check out my other popular KS1 English resources:
Year 1 Writing Assessment Sheet
Year 1 Grammar Glossary
Year 1 Reading Corner Display
A complete KS2 angle display including titles, interactive questions, images, angle types, tips, key words, strategies and reminders. Contains 37 elements. A visual and colourful angle display for your classroom which can also be used in a maths toolkit or as support cards during lessons.
All ready to print and put up so your pupils are engaged, enthused and excited about angles.
Bright and visual posters of essential angle facts.
This extensive display, includes:
3 titles to choose from
Question and answer bubbles explain key aspects of this topic.
A question flap with an answer inside
5 easy steps to measure angles
10 simple steps to draw angles
Key word cards to label an angle and protractor
Real life images with a range of angles in to show pupils how this links to life outside of school.
Colour-coded images and captions showing and explaining these key angles:
acute angle
right angle
obtuse angle
straight line
reflex angle
complete turn
45, 135, 225, 270, 315 degrees on cards
angles on a straight line
angles around a point
Colour-coded examples showing and explaining equal angles:
when two lines intersect
when a line intersects a parallel line set 1
when a line intersects a parallel line set 2
Colour-coded examples showing and explaining interior angles of shapes and regular polygons:
Triangle
Quadrilaterals
Pentagon
Hexagon
Heptagon
Octagon
Decagon
Dodecagon
Enthuse your children with learning angles, help them remember these important facts with ease.
Use as a display, toolkit or support.
All reviews welcome.
You might also be interested in my other popular angle resources:
Drawing angles with games and the context of aliens
Measuring angles in the context of football
The fourth of seven engaging lessons which bring Scandinavia into the classroom. Discover interesting information, amazing videos and differentiated activities while covering key KS2 National Curriculum geography and English objectives. Teach an effective lesson with no preparation necessary, just glance through the PowerPoint and you’re ready to go.
This is written for KS2, ideally for years 4, 5 and 6 but could be easily adapted for year 3.
This lesson covers these important teaching points:
Where would people settle in Scandinavia? Map analysis
Why have people settled by the coast, waters and on flat land? Photo study and explanations
What are the capital cities like? Maps and facts to discuss
Where do they source water from? Map study
What natural resources do they trade and how?Children to use fact cards to complete a table
What have you learnt? Logo design task
Can you use your reasoning skills? Challenge pollution task
All resources are included, so just print the fact cards, tables and a detailed lesson plan and your lesson is ready.
All lessons in this unit are designed to link to and extend work in English with challenges linking to English objectives, e.g. persuasive writing features.
All reviews welcome.
To teach Scandinavia throughout the curriculum, download my English and art units:
Scandinavia Art Unit
Scandinavia Story Writing Unit
You can find many more engaging and high quality resources at my Teachallenjoy Shop
5 WOW science experiments for KS1. Inspire your pupils with a mini experiment for every day of British Science Week. Simple but effective activities will engage and create a buzz of curiosity! Linked with curriculum objectives and easy to set up, they will spark, consolidate and extend learning.
Everyday a range of questions are provided to stimulate scientific thought and discussion. Challenge questions are included and the opportunity for children to think of their own questions. Give British Science Week a high profile and keep the children talking and dreaming about science.
KS1 Mini Experiments Pack
5 easy to set up and manage science activities for Year 1 classes.
Plus 5 more simple but effective science activities for Year 2 classes.
A short equipment list is provided for each year group so you can quickly collect the things you need for the week.
Each activity is time flexible, they could take 10 minutes or easily extend to an hours lesson.
Check out my other updated resources for British Science Week:
Key Stage One Homework Tasks
Key Stage One What is Science? Posters
A detailed and complete lesson, with a 16 slide Europe teaching PowerPoint, starter, input, plenary, scaffolding, differentiated worksheets, extension task and video and geography game links.
Start a Geography unit on Europe with an excellent lesson on the continents of the world, map labelling and cultures of Europe.
All provided in this ready-to-go lesson, to save you time, energy and give you a better teaching to life balance.
Will work with the rest of my unit on Europe, written for Years 3 to 4. Also easily adaptable for years 5 and 6.
All reviews welcome.
Check out my other popular Geography lessons on Europe from the unit:
Label Countries of Europe Lesson
Compare Cities of Europe
Climate of Europe
Mountains of Europe
Rivers of Europe
Four lessons on famous scientists for a KS2 class. Each lesson comes with an engaging PowerPoint, video link, a detailed plan and all the paper resources necessary. Variety of tasks, experiments, discussions and written work. Differentiated for 3 ability groups and further challenges provided.
Written for a year 5 class, easily adaptable for other KS2 classes. Focuses on the new curriculum learning objectives, linking to the science topics of Forces, Life Cycles, Materials and Changing States.
Each lessons has an interactive and engaging powerpoint full of information and helpful video links.
Mixture of paired, group and independent tasks.
Differentiated activities for a range of abilities and support sheets.
Extension challenges for children to move onto.
Interesting plenaries to discuss.
Long detailed lessons, you could easily spread out some to two lessons so you have enough for a 6 week term.
All reviews welcome.
A complete reading display to inspire a year 1 class. Includes title, bunting, quotes, national curriculum learning objectives, vocabulary cards, question bubbles, interactive elements and a reading challenge.
Useful for teachers, children, parent helpers and visitors showing the reading objectives of the new curriculum in a bright and colourful way. An easy way to jazz up your reading corner.
Year 1 reading display pack:
A large welcome title
All the year 1 reading statements simplified to child speak within speech bubbles by animals
12 bunting triangles with famous inspirational quotes
Key reading vocabulary cards
10 question bubbles
Top Trump book review cards
Book recommendation sheets
A reading challenge
Easily adaptable to fit your space, could also be used in a library to prompt whole school progression.
Benefits
Children know what they are learning within reading lessons.
All adults involved with the class are able to ask effective questions when listening to children read.
Assessments of children are more accurate and relevant.
Children self and peer assess using the display.
Prompts reading discussions.
All reviews welcome.
Engaging lesson pack teaching children how to solve area and perimeter word problems. Includes a detailed PowerPoint, worksheets, multi step questions, real world scenarios, differentiation, consolidation of key number skills and all the answers.
Use the step by step input which explains this skill whilst developing independence, confidence and enables pupils to reach the challenge activities.
Delight in seeing your class tackle and solve an extensive bank of questions set in real world contexts. Most are multi step and cover key KS2 number skills.
Develop mastery as this lesson caters to every child, the differentiated worksheets will ensure that every child moves on and that every child makes progress.
Print all the answers included for quick and easy marking.
Hand out the challenges provided so your pupils really master the concepts of area and perimeter.
Finish with an open ended plenary discussion to enhance their reasoning skills and give children the opportunity to discuss and consolidate their learning.
All reviews welcome.
You can find many more reliable and useful KS2 maths resources at my shop: Teachallenjoy
You might also be interested in:
- Calculating the perimeter of regular and irregular shapes
- Calculating the perimeter of composite shapes
- Converting fractions to decimals word problems
An engaging and detailed lesson teaching children how to convert percentages to decimals. Includes a 29 slide PPT, plan, resources, challenges and all answers.
Steps to Mastery
The starter reviews times and divide by 10 to build into the main concept of the lesson.
Lots of clear images included to model each concept and develop mastery of this area.
Learning is scaffolded with many examples to do with the class before independent work.
Covering these key aspects:
What are percentages? The meaning of the word is explained and what this means in maths with a visual representation. 6 examples covered and linked to fractions.
What are decimals? The meaning of the word is explained and compared with whole numbers, shown on number lines to represent the value of tenths, hundredths and thousandths and so on.
How do they link? Visual representation showing decimals and percentages as parts of 100 or 10, showing the same amount written in different ways.
How do I convert between percentages and decimals? Modelled examples showing how to divide and multiply to convert between the two.
How do I times and divide by 100? Links back to starter and shows an example using a place value chart.
Can I remember this? Children now try 8 examples independently before discussing answers as a class.
Resources
Place Value chart for scaffolding.
Differentiated worksheets for 3 groups with calculations and word problems included.
Extra challenge for fast finishers.
All reviews welcome.
You might also be interested in these high quality KS2 maths resources:
Converting Fractions to Decimals Word Problems
Place Value Display
Multiply and Divide Decimals
A complete KS2 mental health lesson on understanding emotions. Includes an engaging PowerPoint leading you through the lesson, differentiated activities, resources and a mini assessment.
Develop children’s understanding of their emotions, show them how to identify emotions and teach what to do when you have negative emotions.
Animated PowerPoint Covers:
identifying emotions within memories,
knowing the four main emotions,
understanding why all emotions are healthy, even negative ones,
strategies for identifying emotions,
healthy coping strategies for managing emotions,
understanding emotion scales,
preventing negative emotions from turning you into a monster
Use the activities to foster high quality dialogue. Provide reflection time. Create a positive and calm atmosphere which enables progress.
Get children talking about mental health and provide them with strategies for understanding and managing their emotions.
A range of mental health support options are offered if children feel they need to follow up/delve deeper with anything covered in class.
Ideal for a KS2 class, easily adaptable for KS1.
All reviews welcome.
You might also be interested in my other mental health lessons covering:
Self Esteem
Dreams and Aspirations
Or why not check out my mental health awareness week resources:
KS1 Mental Health Bundle
KS2 Mental Health Bundle
An engaging 45 slide assembly on the inspirational scientist Albert Einstein. Includes a clear, animated and bright PowerPoint, a video link and fun facts. The Einstein assembly shows how his life choices led to great things and how it is important to follow your passions from a young age.
Celebrate a Great Scientist
Use to celebrate his birthday on March 14th or as an interesting assembly for any day of the year.
This science assembly includes:
A memory game
Young life
Family life
Working life
Fun facts
Images of his life
Scientific Research
Einstein quotes to inspire
Why was he such a great scientist?
Summary
Relevant for KS1.
Check out my other popular KS1 assemblies:
World Poetry Day KS1 Assembly
Charles Darwin KS1 Assembly
Mental Health Awareness KS1 Assembly
Inspire your pupils with this KS1 assembly celebrating World Poetry Day.
Includes an engaging PowerPoint, 4 poems, geography map skills, video link, reasoning questions and interactive activities.
This ready-to-go 27 slide PowerPoint leads you through the assembly explaining World Poetry Day and poetry. Read the children 4 world habitat poems written about environments from across the globe.
Choose poems from a world map, before reading about the animals, landscape and climate of jungles, grasslands, deserts and the arctic. Enhance geography skills whilst developing vocabulary and a passion for poetry.
An engaging video is included to provide a range of role models who clearly enjoy reading poetry and bringing it to life.
Celebrate World Poetry Day every year on March 21st to encourage diversity and a shared understanding of the world.
Use this assembly to inspire your pupils to become writers, enjoy the video link of a range of people reading a poem about how poets can write anywhere.
Check out my other popular KS1 assemblies:
Mental Health Awareness Week KS1 Assembly
Albert Einstein KS1 Assembly
Charles Darwin KS1 Assembly
A useful display for teachers, children, parent helpers and visitors showing the new curriculum in a bright and colourful, easy to use way.
All the year 2 reading statements are simplified to child speak with engaging animals and speech bubbles, an easy way to jazz up your reading corner.
Having the new curriculum statements on display for all to see will help everyone feel confident with knowing the learning objectives. All adults involved with the class will be able to ask effective questions when listening to children read. Assessments of children will be more accurate and relevant.
Children could use these on an interactive display to self and peer assess and prompt reading discussions.
Also included:
12 Bunting Triangles - with characters and relevant quotes from well known children’s books
A large welcome title
All the year 2 New Curriculum reading statements in speech bubbles from colourful animals
Key reading vocabulary cards
10 Bubbles containing thought provoking questions
Top Book Trump review cards
Book Recommendation sheets
A Reading Challenge
All reviews welcome.
A complete display for a reading corner in a year 3 or 4 classroom. Bright, colourful and engaging. Inspire reading with this pack which includes: title, bunting quotes, vocabulary, higher level questions, reading statements, images and other reading resources.
A useful display for teachers, children, parent helpers and visitors showing the new curriculum in a colourful and easy to use way.
All the year 3 and 4 reading statements are simplified to child speak with engaging animals and speech bubbles, an easy way to jazz up your reading corner.
Having the new curriculum statements on display for all to see will help everyone feel confident with knowing the learning objectives. All adults involved with the class will be able to ask effective questions when listening to children read. Assessments of children will be more accurate and relevant.
Children could use these on an interactive display to self and peer assess and prompt reading discussions.
Also included:
12 Bunting Triangles - with famous inspirational quotes about reading
A large welcome title
Key reading vocabulary cards
10 Bubbles containing thought provoking questions
Top Book Trump review cards
Book Recommendation sheets
A Reading Challenge
Easily adaptable to fit your space, could also be used in a library to prompt whole school progression.
All reviews welcome.
You might also be interested in my other popular reading resources:
Year 3 Reading Assessment Questions
Year 4 Reading Assessment Questions
Bundle of KS2 Reading Lessons
An excellent lesson jam packed with time saving goodies: Animated Powerpoint, Have-a-go AFL questions, fluency, problem solving and reasoning worksheets, lesson plan and all answers included.
Download this effortless lesson which teaches children how to multiply and divide decimals to save hours of your planning and marking time.
Be confident in your pupils understanding as the engaging PowerPoint covers these key teaching points:
An explanation of decimals
A review of place value titles and how they work
Visual examples of when we need to multiple and divide decimals
An interactive, step by step animation of how to do the written method for multiplication
An interactive animation of the division written method (bus stop)
A reminder of how to solve word problems
Clues for if the operation is multiplication or division
Enjoy using these helpful slides showing the written methods clearly using colour, arrows and reminders to make it easy to understand.
Print our these interesting and realistic word problems so your pupils can consolidate their learning in real life contexts. Extend your pupils with multi step problems for a challenge and a page of higher level questions for quick finishers.
All reviews welcome.
Check out my other popular maths word problem packs:
Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Converting Fractions to Decimals
Factors, Multiples, Squares and Cubes
An essential resource for teaching expanded noun phrases. Includes an engaging PowerPoint and complete word bank kits.
This pack teaches how to construct expanded noun phrases. Grouped word banks scaffold the learning.
It teaches children how to start with a simple noun phrase such as 'the dog' or 'the lady' and add in 8 new elements to the phrase.
3 simple noun phrases are modelled with the 'machine'.
Used in year 5, also appropriate for all other KS2 classes.
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